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Ask the Expert: 10 Tips for Making Story Time Come Alive

Story time is a special time to inspire imagination, foster emerging literacy skills, and plant the seeds for a young child’s lifelong interest in reading and books. Through story time, you help children build vocabulary, develop listening skills, increase attention span, promote oral communication, and teach new concepts and skills. Most importantly, story time is a time for FUN!  Use the suggestions in this article to make your story times come alive.Read full article: Early Childhood News

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Tap into your Musical Memory

Without pausing to think, see if you can complete the following phrases: “Old ________ had a farm” “She’ll be coming ‘round _______” “You are my _________” Easy? Sure, because songs you sing as a young child are seared indelibly in your memory. This explains why an elderly person may have a hard time recalling your name but can remember complete song lyrics from decades ago. Music can embed memories in our brains that can outlast all others.Read full article: Community…

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Supporting Social and Emotional Development in Preschoolers

Nurturing relationships help young children develop their social and emotional wellness which includes their ability to play with others, learn new things and experience emotions. As you bond with your students, they’ll learn social and emotional skills by watching the way you handle situations and use your emotions. Here are three things you can do on a daily basis to support the development of these skills in your preschoolers: Teach Students to Resolve Conflict in a Healthy Way When children…

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The Temperment Trap: Recognizing and Accomodating Children’s Personalities

Early childhood professionals have individual preferences about how they like children to behave (Eddowes, Aldridge, & Culpepper, 1994). Early childhood professionals also play a critical role in helping children accept themselves as unique (Aldridge, 1993). While students preparing to work with young children learn about cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development, they often neglect to study personality development (Aldridge & Cowles, 1990). The study of personality is important because a child’s temperament influences the teacher more than the child’s intelligence…

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